Start Your Engines Exhibit

Date: Aug 25 through Aug 31

Plainview photographer and race car driver Harold Mauck lived life in the fast lane. His amazing collection of photos documenting northeastern Nebraska's post-World war II culture of stock car racing is featured in our new exhibit on the first floor of the Nebraska History Museum. The exhibit features a selection of Mauck's best photographs showing all aspects of Nebraska stock car racing history.
In addition to the photographs, the exhibit features cars and objects on loan from the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed, as well as items...

MONA: There’s an App for That 2.0

Date: Apr 9 through Jul 14

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

MONA: There’s an App for That 2.0
April 9 – July 14, 2019
Launching its mobile app in 2017, the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) continues to add content. Viewers browse through highlights from MONA’s permanent collection, listen to audio commentary, peruse a guide on how to look at art, and take a MONA quiz. This exhibition features the second selection of works for the MONA app – significant collection pieces including those by artists Kent Bellows, Aaron Douglas, Gertrude Kasebier, and Ed Ruscha. The MONA app is available to download...

A River Runs Through It

Date: Feb 26 through Jul 21

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

A River Runs Through It
February 26 – July 21, 2019
In Paul A. Johnsgard’s book, Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes, the author writes, “There is a river in the heart of North America that annually gathers together the watery largess of melting Rocky Mountain snowfields and glaciers and spills wildly down the eastern slopes of Colorado and Wyoming. Reaching the plains, it quickly loses its momentum and begins to spread out and flow slowly across Nebraska from west to east. As it does so, it cuts a sinuous tracery through...

Driven to Abstraction

Date: May 30 through Jun 29

Location: Blue Cat Gallery & Studio
114 W. 3rd Street , Wayne,
NE

Driven to Abstraction is an exhibit featuring textile artworks by members of the Midwest Fiber Art Alliance, a group of nineteen artists who strive to select interesting and challenging themes to help them stretch their creativity and talents. Current members are from Omaha, Ashland, Lincoln, Grand Island and Council Bluff, many of whom show at venues across Nebraska and Iowa. An opening reception will be held Friday, May 3 from 5-7pm. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday,...

Sculpture Garden Series: Les Bruning

Date: May 17 through Oct 6

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Sculpture Garden Series: Les Bruning
May 17 – October 6, 2019
The 2019 featured artist for MONA’s Sculpture Garden Series is Les Bruning, a nationally recognized sculptor who works in metal casting and welding. The focus for this exhibition is his large, totemic works, some that emit sound as well as light. Based in Omaha, Bruning’s career spans over 40 years.

Junior Curator Show: Underscoring Line

Date: May 10 through Aug 11

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Junior Curator Show: Underscoring Line
May 10 – August 11, 2019
A select group of high school students works with the Museum of Nebraska Art staff to conceptualize, select, and install an exhibition of artworks drawn from MONA’s collection. The experiential learning expands their knowledge of art, museums, and careers. The curation process begins with an exploration of the role of the visual elements in an artwork. Each element functions uniquely, line being perhaps the most ubiquitous.
Exhibition Reception: May 10 • 4:00 p.m.
The...

Dwayne Wilcox: Contemporary Lakota Ledger Art

Date: Jun 11 through Sep 15

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Dwayne Wilcox: Contemporary Lakota Ledger Art
June 11 – September 15, 2019
Renowned artist, Dwayne Wilcox, uses ledger paper to examine contemporary culture through a 19th century practice. Begun in the 19th century by Plains Indians in forced confinement during the Reservation Era, ledger artworks include paintings and drawings of Native American figures rendered on 19th century ledger paper. Wilcox, an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota, is a self-taught artist who has been creating work since 1984.

Compelled To Tell: Drawing

Date: May 28 through Sep 22

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Compelled To Tell: Drawing
May 28 – September 22, 2019
In today’s technologically advanced world, sketching is still the best way to bring an idea to life. Artists draw what their minds see, whether it’s solving a design problem or communicating how they perceive the world around them. The process of drawing allows an artist to develop an idea, freely with no fear, since there are no rules. A sketch may take one minute to complete, while a drawing is usually a more complex approach. Drawing is the most helpful and fundamental approach...

The Great Sarpy County Quilt Exhibit

Date: Jun 1 through Aug 17

Location: The Sarpy County Museum
2402 Clay Street , Bellevue,
NE

Join us this summer for our annual Great Sarpy County Quilt Exhibit! The exhibit will run from June 1st to August 17th -- the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-4pm; Admission is a free of charge. Donations welcome.
Quilting is one of America’s oldest hobbies. Stop by to appreciate upwards of 75 beautiful quilts provided by local quilters and community members. Each quilt, young or old, has a story to tell. A booklet will be provided with a history of each quilt, and patrons are welcome to wander through the museum and...

Robert Henri Arts Festival

Date: Jun 22

MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE ROBERT HENRI’S
154TH BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 22, 2019.
The Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery is pleased to announce that it will be celebrating the life of one of America’s most important artists and art instructors with the Robert Henri Arts Festival on June 22, 2019 from 10:00 am to 4:00 p.m. The museum is located on 218 East 8th Street, in Cozad, Nebraska.
The Arts Festival will feature a number of events including demonstrations by Mary Nagel Klein, the museum’s summer Artist in Residence, art and craft...

Flatwater Shakespeare Company presents The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Date: Jun 22

Location: Cooper Park
8th & D Street , Lincoln,
NE

William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona takes a comedic look at the fickle nature of young love and the inevitable consequences when Cupid strikes us blind. Music, dance, love, and a bit with a dog, this comedy is one for the whole family.75 minutes, no intermission. Parks performances sponsored in part by The Cooper Foundation.

"Seussical" produced by Elkhorn Community Theatre

Date: Jun 20

Repeats: DAILY, SU times

Location: Elkhorn High School
1401 Veterans Drive , Elkhorn,
NE

Come see one of the most performed shows in America! Seussical is an adventure for the whole family!
Tickets are $12 online, $15 at the door. Show times are 7 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Sunday's show time is a 2 pm matinee.